Type-writer appliance.



E. RKASBR, w. v. HUMBLML E. G. mzlsanlms.A Y l 'HPB WRITER APPLIANGE. 1,116,076.

APPLICATION FILED IL'BJ,` 1914.

Patented Nov. 3, 1914.

S'SHEBTSfSI ET 3.

f ArroNErs miente.

Erinnern.' riesen, 'WALTER v. (interrotta.

narines. femeninas; 'er

TYPE-WRITER APPLIANCE.'

y ninas, citizens of the United States, and resideiitslof 4Oklahoma city, in the county of Uklahoina4 and State of Oklahoma, have made certain new and useful Improvements` in Type-VVriter, Appliances, of which the following ,is a speciiication. i Y

Our invention is kan improvement in typewriter appliances, and has for its object to provide an appliance for -use with typewriting machines, for permitting the paper in continuous strips to be used in the type,-V

wiiter, thereby economizing in time, by

eliminating the necessity oi removing and replacing., separate sheets of paper, and `wherein mechanism is provided for supporting rolls of paper suitable for fair and carbon copies, and a roll of carbon or impresf vsion paper,` and for conducting the said strips in superposed relation beneath the platen roll of the typewriter, and for sever'- 'ng the strips of paper transversely into sheets 'of suitablesize7 after they have been written upon.

ln the drawings: Figure lis a longitudinal vertical section. of the improved appliance, Fig. 2 is a top plan view, Fig. 3

is a partial side view, Fig. 4f is a longitudinal section of the -carbon strip receiving roll,- isl a section on the line mlof Fig. l looking in the directionof the arrow, Fig.

- G is a view from theinner side of the end plate or head of the casing shown iii Fig. 4 in connection with the carbon receiving roll, and. Fig. T is an edge view of the locking disk for the spring. A y

The present embodiment of the invention is shown in connectionwith the carriage 1 of a typewriter' 2, the said carriage being mounted to slide `on balls 3, and carrying the platen roll t. plates land connecting rods 6 is connected with the carriage 1, the said cheek plates having at their rear ends depending arms 7,

each 'ot which has a bearing S for engaging the rear bar' 9ct the carriage, and a set screw-10 istliieaded through each'beaiing iiito'eontact with the' said bar 9.

The lfront end of each of the cheek plates is provided with 'it lateral outwardly ext'eiiding splitflugll, which engages the end rail of the (rarifiag'e,` and -a.`set `screw-12 is pro- Specicaton of Letters Patent;

A frame' consisting of cheek` I vided for Aclamping the split lug on. the car! riage. rPaper carrying rolls 13 and 14: are )o urnaled in the cheek plates, inparallelisiii with each other and with the platen roll,

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and a carbon carryincrroll lis'joiiriialed parallel with the said rolls between ythe saine.

.The paper rolls landllv are provided wit-li roughened knobs 16 outside one of the cheek plates, for convenience in turning the '.saidroll's, and the said rolls are supported in open bearings in the upper edges the cheek-plates, as shown in Fi'g.'2. The roll l5A is also `provided with a knob 17 outside of one of the clieek'plates, and each of the rolls is provided with a housing to be described. Strips of paper 18 and .19 are mounted on the rolls 13 and 14;, the strip 18 being suitable for a fair or original copy,

and the strip 19 being carbon or duplicate copy.

A housing 2O is arranged onthe roll 13,

the said housing being of approximately cylindrical shape and having an opening 21 at its under side for permitting the of the strip 18't0 the platen roll.` The ends 22 of the housing have hubs or bosses 23 titiingthe shaftof the roll 13. asshown more particularly in Figs. 1 and 2. A similar housing 2d is arranged kon the roll 14, the ends of the said housing having hubs or bosses 25 for engaging the shaft of theA roll. The housing is also provided with a longitudinally exitending slot or opening-.2G von. its under face for permitting the passagev of tlie'strip 19 from lthe housing.

A housing 27 is arranged von the roll 15, 4the said housing having" the'slot or opening 5 2Q on its undery surface` and having liubs29 for' engaging the `shaft of the roll at the.

The outer endof eachiot the hubsf23. 25 and 29 is adjacentto the M ends thereof.

inner-face of the adjacent cheek plate to prel `rentlongitudinal movement of the housing.

'A strip 30 of carbon or other suitable inipression paper has one of itsends' winding; on the roll 15. and therother end ot the said stiiplwinds upona rroll 31 iourualed in operi bearings in the cheek plates Standv having a housing 32 similar to the housing 2.7i The'saidliousing 32has a longitudinal slot: or opening 33 on its under side. for per niitting the passageo't the strip 30 .to tue 'volli The stiips`18, 19 and pass from tli several rolls over a rod 34, journaled in bearing lugs extending rearwardly from the, front portion ofthe vcheek plates, A'and anangle plate 36-37 is 'supported by the said rod f v-j 'The portion 36 of the plate extends apprpximately vertical, behind the platen roll 4, and the portion 37 extends rearwardly and upwardly as shown, to forni a support for' thestrip' 18, in case there should be some slack in thesaid strip. The portion of the angle plate forms a support for the three strips as they pass beneath the platen roll, and a guide plate 38 is arranged at the 'front of the platen roll, the said guide plate being connected to the cheek plates, as indicated 'at 39. The plate 38 forms a vguideffor 'dieet-rips, as they -leave the platen roll, vand the said strips aterleaving the platen roll pass upwardly, as shown, the strips 18 and 19 passing through a cutting device, arranged vIto cut the said strips transversely, While the strip passes tothe roll 31 and Winds thereon:y l

. the said bars forming guides or rests forv "The cutting devicesl comprise a pair of endfplates" 40 connected bylcross pieces 41, each of which has a 'fixed blade 42 at the up- .per edge` thereof, the upper faces of the said blades 42 being flush with the upper edges of the plates '40. The plates 40 are further connected by means of .cross bars 43,

" the mova'ble blades to be presently described.

Eachlof the plates is provided at its rear end with an upward extension 44, and a shaft 45is journal'ed in the extensions, the ends'of the shaft` extending through slots 46 in 4the cheek plates 5. At one end the saidshaft 45 is provided with a crank 'arm .47, thesaid arm'extending 'forwardly toward the front of the frame, and having a finger piece 48 at its 'free end for convenience in operating the said arm.

The-.shaft l45 is provided near each end with a radial arm 49, each arm having a slot 50 at its free end, and a link 51 is connected with eacharm, each link having a pin 52 for engaging the slot 50 of the arm. Movableblades 53 are secured to the links 5l, the said blades 53 normally seating on the bars 43,` and the said blades are secured tothe links 51, by means ofl screws 54. Eachof the blades 53 is beveled at its rear edge from above downwardly, and rearwardly, and the Xed blades 42 are beveled in the same` direction, as. shown more particularly in Fig. 1.

The bars 43and` the-blades 53 When at rest are spaced apart from the blades 42, to permit the passage of the strips 18 and 19, and the said blades 53 are moved .simultaneously rearwardly, to sever the' strips-18. and

19 by means ofthe crankfarm-47. :Itfvvill-f be evident thatwhen theyshaft 451s .oscilf'- lated the: movable blades will bemaved man lits closely against the end of the roll.

Wardly, and the strips 18 and 19 will be sheared transversely betvveen the. fixed and the movable blades.

The blade supporting carriage comprising the links 51"is returned to original positlon after cutting the strips, by means of coil springs 55, the said springs being arranged at the ends of the carriage, and each spring being *connected to an'eye ,56 on the adjacent link at one end, and an upwardly extending perforatedlug 57 at the front end of the adjacent plate 40at the other end.

The cutting device is supported by means of threaded stems 40, extending laterally outward from approximately the center of each of the plates 40, and passing through vertical slots 46 in the cheek plates 5. Each A stem 40%1 is engaged by a -head or nnte 41 outside: the .cheek plate, and by means of the nuts or heads, the plates 40 may be clamped against the adjacent cheek plates, to hold the cutting device in adjusted position.

The'receiving roll 31 for the carbon strip is provided'with a longitudinally extending series of radial teeth or spurs 58 for engaging the end foi the strip` toI hold the strip to the roll, and the housing 32 thereof is provided at one end with a hub 59 .vhih i t its opposite end the housing closed by a movable head 60 having an annular marginal flange 61 fitting Within the end of theA housing. The hub 60 has a central opening for receiving the roll, and the adjacent y end of the roll is provided With a tapering depression 62, for receiving a similarly shaped projection 63 on a. disk 64 arranged in a casing 65 ofcylindrical shape secured to'the adjacent cheek plate 5 by means of 105 rivets 66 or the like.

The casing 65 is arranged at that end of the roll adjacent to the crank arm 47, and the inner end of the said casing is provided With a hub 67 fitting Within an opening in 110 I the cheek plate 5, and receiving the adjacent end of the roll 31. The outer end of the casing 65 is closed by a head or cap 68 having spaced inwardly extending lugs 69 titting Within the casing 65, and screws 70 are 115 passed through the casing 65 and the lugs, to hold the cap 68 in place. The head 68 has' a 'cent-ral opening, and the shank or barrel 71 of a Winding key passes through the opening, and engages a depression 72 in the 120 outer face of the disk 64. The winding ke;T comprises the shank or barrel 71, and a head 73 arranged transversely of the shank, for conveniencefin turning the same, and a coil or helical spring 74is'arranged in the cas- 12 ing 65` adjacent to the disk 64.

The inner end of -the spring 74 is received ina transverse slot 7 5 .in the barrel ,.-or.shankof the-key, and thefouter end'of itli'e, spring'gs PIQvided with a bearingv T6 1n 13 which is received apin 77 extending laterally` from the disk 6a near its periphery.l ratchet wheel 78 `is secured to the barrel or shank 71 of the key adjacent tothe head 68, and a vpawl 79 is pivoted to the head 68 and-cooperates with the ratchet wheel, to prevent reverse movement of the key. The pawl is normally pressed into contactwith the ratchet wheel by means ot' a spring 80, the said spring being supportedby a pin 81 on the head G8. rlhe disk 64s is provided on its periphery with an annular series or openings 82, and a catch 83 is hinged to the outer surface of the casing 65, as indicated at 84, for coperating with the open-l ing Si, to hold the disk from movement. The vcatch extends through an opening in the casing 65, into engagement with the opening 82. A finger piece 85 is provided for operating the catch, and adisk or washer 86 is arranged between the spring 711- and the ratchet wheel 78, the said disk or washer having an opening for the shank or barrel of the key. rllhe projection 63 is polygonal -in cross section, and engages a similarly shaped opening in the end of the roll 31, to constrain the roll to rotate with the disk.

Guide plates 87 and 88 are arranged transversely of the cheek plates between the rolls 14 and 31, the said plates being spaced apart from each other and being curved or arched transversely, and arranged with their convex faces adjacent. The saidplates guide the strip 19 as it leaves the 'cutting device,

and a guard 89 is arranged in front of the strip 18. The said guide or guard plates 87, 88 and 89' guide the strips 18 and 19 rearwardly away from the operator, as shown in Figs. 1 and 8, in order that they may be readily removed after the strips have been separated into sheets.

ln operation, the strips of paper 18 and 19 and the strip of carbon 8O are drawn downwardly over the guard plate 36--37,

and beneath the platen roll, in superposed` relation, the sheet 18 being outermost. The typewriter is operated in the usual manner, and for each line the platen roll is turned to advance the strips. As the strips 18 and 19 are written upon, they are turned upwardly, the latter passing between the guard plates 88 and 87, land the former between the guard plate 89 and the housing 32 of the The strips are d1- `should be wound up, lay-means of the key the Y 714-73.. Before1-eengw, ncing writing,

catch 83 is releasedfrom the disk 64. lhen now the platen roll is turned to advance the strips 18-1930, the spring 741 will rotate he roll 31 to take up the carbon strip and to retain the said strip ina taut condition between the rolls 15 and 81.

By means of the nuts 41a, the cutting de vice may be adjusted vertically. To adjust said device, the nuts -lla are loosened, and the traine constituted by the plates 10 and the cross bars Li1 may be raised or lowered, the threaded stems 40a moving in the slots 46a and the shaft 45 moving in the slots 46. The platen roll is operated by the usual knob or head 90 and the carbon receiving roll is provided with a head or knob 91 at the opposite end from the knobs or heads 16 and 17. The lugs 11 before mentioned engage above and below the end members of the typewriter carriage, and the said lugs are on the lower ends of arms 92 which are secured-to the cheek plates by means ot screws 93 or the like. The said screws are passed from without inward, and the bearing arms 7 are connected with the cheek plates by screws 94:.

it will be evidentthat the sheets severed from the strips by the cutting mechanism may be of any desired *size` as for instance, letter head size, and the strips may be provided with printed matter if desired in the same manner letterheads, the sections of the printed matter being spaced at proper intervals to make letter sheet size sheets when cut between the sections of printed matter. form of guide may be arranged transversely of the strips 18-19 at spaced intervals, to indicate lthe line of separation.

ll'hen the receiving carbon roll 31 is full. it is interchanged with the roll 15. That is when the carbon has been exlniusted` or nearly so, from the roll at 15. and has beenwound upon the roll at- 31, the remainder of the stripis wound upon the roll 31, and the rolls are interchanged after which the carbon strip is threaded around the platenroll. and made fast to thel teeth of. the spurs on the roll 81. The rolls/15 and 31 are similar, in order that the interchange may be made. The cutting blades are held iirmly on the shear bars, by means or' holding screws 9 6. The said screws pass through transverse slots 97 in the blades, into engagement with the shear bars. so' that the blades maybe adjusted transversely with respect to the shear bars. f

We claim 1. The ,col'nbination with the carriage and the platen roll of a typwriter. of a supporting frame detachably connected with the carriage, supporting rolls journaled transvrsely of. the frame and adaptedto support.

strips'of paper, a carbon strip vsupporting roll arranged between .the iirst-named rolls,

sov

. said strips being adapted to pass beneath the platen 'roll in superposed relation, a receivfor supporting strips of paper arranged adjacent to the platen roll and in rear of the saine, a second roll arranged between the tiret-named rolls for supporting a strip of carbon, a. receiving rollat the front of the platen roll and above the same for receiving the carbon strip, a guide in rear of the platen roll and in\iront ofthe delivery rolls for the paper and carbon strips over which the said strips lpass from the rolls to the platen roll,` said guide superposing the paper strips upon each other with the carbon strip between the-same, and a cutting device for each pape-r strip, said cutting devices being at the front of the platen roll and above the same and between the same and the receiving roll for the carbon strip, each of the said devices comprising a iXed blade on one side of the strip and a movable blade on the other side of the strip for cooperating with the fixed blade to sever the strip.

3. The combination with the typewriter having a platen roll, of a plurality of'rolls for supporting strips of Vpaper arranged adjacent to the platen roll and in rear of the same, a second roll arranged above the platen roll for supporting a strip of carbon, said lastLnanied roll being between the irstnamed rolls, a receiving roll at the front of the platen roll and above the same for receiving the carbon strip, a guide in rear of the platen roll and in front of the delivery rolls for the paper and carbon strips over which the said strips pass from the rolls to the platen roll, said guide su'perposing the paper strips upon eachother with the c arbon strip between the same, and a cutting device for each paper strip, said'cutting de- .vices being at the front of the platen roll and above the saine and between the vSame and the receiving roll for the carbon strip.

4. The combination with the typewriter having a platen roll, ot a plurality of rolls Jfor supporting strips of paper arranged adjacent to the platen roll and in rear of the saine, a second roll arranged above the platen i'oll for supporting a strip of carbon, said last-named roll being between the' firstnanied rolls, a receiving roll at the front of the platen roll and above the same for receiving the carbon strip, a cut-ting device for each paper strip, said devices being at vcutting each of the' paper strips.

the front and above the platen roll, and means for simultaneously operating the cutting devices. l

5.' The combination with the typewriter having a platen roll, of a plurality of sup 70 porting rolls for supporting paper strips in rear of the platen roll, a plurality of supporting rolls for the carbon strip, one of the said rolls being in rear and the other at the lfront of the platen roll, the rolls for the paper strips being on opposite sides of th"' carbon strip as the said strips pass their respective rolls under thelplaten rolt, and means in front of the platen .roll for 6. In a typewritr appliance, a frame for connection with the carriage of a typewriter, a plurality of paper strip supporting rolls journaledin the frame, a carbon strip supporting roll journaled transversely of the frame between the first-named roll, a spring actuated carbon receiving roll at the front ot' the. frame, and cutting mechanism below the said carbon receiving roll for cutting the paper strips, said mechanism comprising an auxiliary frame adjustable vertically of the main frame, xed blades arranged transversely of the auxiliary frame,' movable blades for cooperating with the Xed blades, a carriage to which the said movable blades/ are secured, springs normally holding carriage with the movable blades in s relation to the fixed blades to perm`t the passage of the 'str ips, and means for the carriage against the resistance 'of the 100 springs.

7. The combination with the t pewriter having a platen roll7 of a plurali f of supporting rolls for supporting pape strips in rear of the platen roll, a plurality of supporting rolls for a carbon strip, one of the said rolls being in rear and the other at the front of the platen roll, the rolls for the paper strips being onopposite sides\of the carbon strip as the said strips pass V`from their respective rolls under the platen roll, and spring mechanism in connection with the carbon strip supporting roll at the front of the platen roll for winding the carbon strip as it leaves the platen roll; winding means for the spring mechanism, and releasable means holding the spring mechanism in inoperative position.

porting rolls for supporting paper strips in rear of the platen roll. a plurality of supporting rolls for a. carbon strip, one of the said rolls being in rear and the other at the front of the platen roll, the rolls for the paper `strips being on opposite sides of the carbon strip as the said Strips pass from their respective rolls under the platen roll,

and a spring mechanism in connection with the carbon strip supporting roll at the front of tle platen vroll for.- vvindng' the. carbon 'strip as it leaves the platen roll.

9. The combination with the typewriter having a platen roll, of e plurality of rolls fer Supporting strips of paper arranged ad jacent to the platen roll and in rear of the same', a. Second rollA arranged between the first-.named rolls for supporting a strip of carbon, a receiving roll at the front of the` platen -rol'l and above the same for receiving the carbon strip, a guide in rear of the platen roll and in iront of the delivery rolls for Zthe paper and carbon Astrips over which the said strips pass from the rolls to the platenrolls for' super-posing the strips upon each i5 other with the @erben strip between the saine, and a. cutting device for simultanensly'vsenvering the paper strips, said device being arranged between the platen roll, and

the receiving rolls for the paper and carbon 2e S. WEMYSS SMITH. 

